Combination sirup-can spout and lid puller



Mirch' 31. 192

Filed Nov. 9, 1922 Patented Mar. 31, 1925.

THOMAS n. s'ruoKnY, or Bnnmon, LOUISIANA,

COMBINATION SIRUErCAN SPOUT AND LID FULLER.

Application filed November To all 4.072077% it may concern:

Be it known that THOMAS D. STUOKEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bernice, in the parish of Union and State of Louisiana, hasinvented certain new and useful. In'iproven'ients in Combination Sirup-Can Spouts and Lid Pullers, of whichthe following is a specification.

The present invention consists of a detachable receptacle lid theprimary objectof which is to provide a device of this char acter whichis especially adapted for use with receptacles, such as food Containingcans, of that type in which the ends are usually permanently closed andare opened by a suitable instrument, such as a can opener, to permit thecontents of the can to be dispensed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a detachable lid for canswhich may be urged into the open end of the can and will be held fromdisplacement by frictional engagement of the can lid with the unremovcdportion of the can top.

A further object of the invention is to provide suitable releasing meansfor the lid to permit facile disengagement of the latter from the cannotwithstanding the manner in which the lid is snugly engaged with thecan.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the followingdescription of the invention taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings wherein Fig.1 is a top plan view of a lid constructed inaccordance with this invention illustrating its application;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 looking inthe direction of the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 3-43 of Fig. 1looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Fig. 4c is a fragmentary vertical sectional view showing the manner inwhich the lid is mounted on the top of the receptacle before the lid isurged into the open end of the can.

In the drawings a portion of a can 5 is shown which may be of standardconstruction from which the top of the can has been removed leaving onlythe fragmental ring 6 thereon as is usually the case where the can isopened by means of a can opener.

The device of this invention consists of a circular body 7 whichis bentupwardly ad- 9, 1922. Serial No. 539,?79.

jacent its periphery and the upwardly bent portion disposed obliquely toprovide an oblique or inclined rim 8. The marginal edge of the inclinedrim is bent outwardly at right angles to the rim to provide a flange 9.

The body 7 of the lid is provided with an opening in which one end of acurved spout 10 is mounted, the opposite end being projected appreciablybeyond the periphery of the rim 8 and provided with screwthrezu'ls uponwhich a closure cap 11 is detachably mounted. The cap is held fromdisplacement by suitable anchoring means such as indicated at 12. Theopening in which the spout 10 is mounted is arranged in close proximityto the rim 8 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

A vent opening 12 is formed in the body 7 of the lid preferablydiametrically across from the opening in which the spout 10 is mounted.Communication through the vent opening 12 is normally prevented by useof a closure 13 the latter in the present instance comprising a metallicstrap one end 14; of which is reduced and reversely folded upon the bodyof the strap so. as to provide a fin ger abutment. A pivot pin 15 isarranged through the overlapped ends of the strap so as to serve as anaxis for the closure. The closure may be moved in either direction touncover the vent opening 12 but movement is limited in view of stops 16which are arranged on the upper face of the lid.

In using the lid it is assumed that the top of the can 5 has beenremoved in the usual way so as to leave only a fragment of the topattached to the top of the can body as shown to advantage in Fig. 4. Thelid is adapted to be pressed inwardly on said fragment so as to deflecta portion of the same downwardly into the position shown in Figs. 2 and3. Since the rim 8 is obliquely disposed, inward movement of the lid isfacilitated and furthermore this construc tion ensures snug engagementof the outer periphery of the rim with the inner periphery of thedownwardly bent portion of the can top fragment 6 to positively preventac cidental displacement of the lid. Inward movement of the lid into thecan top is limited by the flange 9 which latter is superimposed on thatportion of the can top fragment 6 which is not deflected downwardly bythe inward pressure of the lid.

In order to permit the lid to be expeditiously removed when desired,suitable means generally designated 16 is provided consisting of a wirestrand which is trained beneath a loop 17 mounted upon the top of thelid. The end of the wire strand, out side of said loop, is bent upwardlyand then reversely folded to provide a U-shape structure 18 the vertexof which overhangs the flange 9. The upper end of the U-shape structureis bent laterally at right angles and then reversely folded into asubstantially oval shaped loop 19 which capacitates as a base or foot ina manner hereinafter described. The portion of the strand in side of theloop 17 is bent upwardly at right angles appreciably beyond the vertexof the U-shape structure 18 and has the terminal thereof convoluted toprovide a finger loop 20. As will be apparent, upward pressure upon thefinger loop causes the foot or base 19 to be rocked upon the upper end01 the can 5, as illustrated to advantage in Fig. 3, thereby urging thelid 7 upwardly.

From the above it will be apparent that the device of this invention isapplicable for use with any type of tin cans such as are usuallyemployed for containing food products, paints, etc. Moreover, thepresent invention, in view of the employment of the spout 10, isespecially adapted for use with sirup cans in view of the fact that thesirup may be conveniently dispensed through the spout. lVhenevernecessary the vent closure 14 may be opened so as to permit air to passthrough the vent opening into the body of the can for an obviouspurpose. Use of the lid is not limited, however, to cans containingliquid since it will be found equally ap plicable on cans containinggranular or pulverized contents. By pi'ei'erance, however, the lid ismade of a metal somewhat thicker than the metal employed in theconstruction of the can and may be made in various sizes so as to adaptthe same for use on dii'l'erent sized cans.

hat is claimed is 1. A device of the class described com prising a lidbody attachable to a can, a lid remover made from a strand of materialhaving a loop, said loop being pivoted to the lid on an axis radiallythereof, a U-shaped portion merging into the loop, the outer end of saidU-shaped portion having a substantially laterally extending loopterminating above said axis and outwardly of the lid, the secondmentioned loop being engageable with the can.

2. A device of the class described com prising a lid having a dispensingopening, said lid having a vent opening, a closure for the latteropening, said closure consisting of a strap bent upon itself, thelowermost portion 01 the strap resting on the lid, means passing throughthe strap adjacent its distal ends pivotally connected to the lid, theuppermost portion of the strap being narrower than the lowermost portionto constitute a finger grip, and means on the lid to limit the movementof the closure.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

THOMAS D. STUCKEY,

